Hairpin dispenser



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HAIRPIN DISPENSER Filed March l2, 1946 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 Patented .uy 10, 1951 HAIRPIN DISPENSER Ansel McKinney, Sr., andnsel McKinney, Jr., Berkeley, Calif.

Application March 12, 1946, Serial N o. 653,886

6 Claims. l In hairdressing, a great deal of trouble and `difficulty are encountered in picking up and opening the so-called bobby pins, while one hand is occupied with holding the hair, and it is, therefore, common practice to use the teeth as an aid to the hand when so doing. Not only is this practice unsanitary but it is hazardous to the enamel of the teeth and interferes with talking, and also contributes to the chipping of nail polish and breaking of nails.

Our invention aims to overcome the above difficulty by providing a simple, inexpensive and easily operable dispenser, eiectively useable in either. boudoir or beauty parlor for presenting the pins, one at a time, in a readily accessible position for removal, and for permitting easy opening of each pin by canting the same as it is being removed. Figure 1 of the accompanying drawings is a top plan view of the dispenser, partly broken away and in horizontal section.

Figs. 2 and 3 are side elevations partly broken away and in section, as indicated by the arrows 2 and 3 of Fig. 1.

Figs. 4 and 5 are elevations of the opposite ends of the dispenser.

Fig. 6 is a side elevation showing a number of bobby pins suspended on the device in readinessv for dispensing.

Figs. 7, 8, 9 and 10 are elevations illustrating the sequence of operations.

Figs. 11 and 12 are detail transverse sections .fon lines and |2-I2 of Figs. 8 and 9 re- =spectively.

Fig. 13 is a detail section showing the manner in which the pin is canted during removal, to

open it in readiness for use.

` The construction disclosed in the drawings may be considered as preferred and while that 'construction will be rather specifically described,

' it is to be understood that numerous variations may be made within the scope of the invention as claimed.

A suitable base I is provided to rest upon a dresser, beauty parlor counter or other support. This base carries two .upstanding posts I6 and 1, said posts preferably having lateral foot plates I8 and I9 respectively, said foot plates being pivoted at 20, on alined pivotal axes, to opposite ends of the base I5, permitting folding of said v .posts into compact relation with the base when `the dispenser is to be boxed for shipment. A suitable manually releasable catch 2| is carried -by the base |5 and engageable with a notch 22' the plate I9 to normally hold the post I1 in Yof the vpost I1.

an upright position, and as this post I1 isindirectly connected with the post I6, in a inanner hereinafter clarified, said post I6 will also be erectly held. The base and posts lform a supporting means for the pin dispensing mechanism. An inclined lever 23 extends between the two posts I6 and I1, is mounted Vat its upper end on the post I6 for vertical swinging, and extends at its lower end through a slot 24 in the postl I1. to be guided thereby. The lever 23 is biased to the normal raised but downwardly inclined position shown in Figs. 2, 6, 8 and 10 and is depressible from this position by finger pressure on the projecting lower end 25 of said lever. In the present disclosure, the upper end of lever 23 is connected with the post I6 by means of a C-shaped spring 26 which may well be integral with both said lever and post. Spring 26 performs the dual function of mounting the lever 23 for vertical swinging, and "biasing or raising itY to normal position. v v

Between its ends, the lever 23 is provided with an upstanding shoulder 21 which faces toward the upper end of said lever, and the portion of this lever between said shoulder 21 and said vupper end, is intended for loose reception in 4to loosely suspend these pins as shown in Figs. 6

to 12. Between the shouldered portion of'lev'er 23 and its lower end, a pin-feeding lever 29 is provided at one vertical side of said lever 23. Lever 29 inclines in the same direction as the lever 23 and is pivoted near its upper end, at 30, to said lever 23, the pivot 30 being near the shoulder 21 but between this shoulder and the lower lever end 25. The upper end of the pinfeeding lever 29 has a nose 3| normally disposed abreast of the shoulder 21 as seen for instance in Figs. 2A and 6. The other end of lever 29 is reduced and pivotally andrslidably received in an opening 32 in a lug 33 carried by the upper end As the end 25 of lever 23 is depressed (see Fig. 7), the pin-feeding leverv 29 moves to the position shown in Fig. 7 and its nose 3l enters the upper end of the lowermost of the bobby pins 28, said pin then resting against .the shoulder 21. VWhen pressure onv the lever end 25 is released,- the spring 26 again raises this lever (see Fig. 8) causing the nose 3| to lift the and a lateral shoulder 36 on said lever 29. The upper edge of this lever 29 preferably has a shallow notch 3l in which the bight portion of the pin at the receiving station may seat (see Fig. 9) when the lever end 25 is next depressed as seen in the last mentioned view. During this lever depression, the pin at the receiving station is suspended by the lever 29 and cannot, therefore, descend bodily with the lever 23, with the result that this lever must slide down between the previously contacting legs of the pin. When this occurs, a laterally stamped rib or detent 38 on the lever 23 frictionally engages the pin legs as shown in Figs. 9 and l2. Consequently, a frictional connection is established between the pin at the receiving station and the depressed lever (see Fig. 9) and upon the next return of this lever to its normal raised position (Fig. 10), said frictional connection will cause upward projection of the pin to the readily accessible position 'of Fig. l0, and as this occurs, the next pin slides down to the receiving station as shown in this view. As this receiving station is widely spaced from the dispensing station, the upwardly projected pin at said receiving station may be easily gripped for removal, without danger of disturbing the group of pins held by shoulder 21 at said dispensing station. When removing the upwardly projecting pin, it is canted as shown in Fig. 13, thus spreading its legs apart in readiness for use. Obviously, pinching the pin with the thumb and one of the fingers engaging its edges, lwill hold it against closing while it is being engaged with the hair.

The base I carries a horizontal stop arm 39 'which projects laterally to abut the lower portion of any pin 28 arriving at the receiving station from the dispensing station, as shown in Fig. 8.

As the lever 23 is next depressed (Fig. 9), the pin swings away from the arm 39 but again contacts therewith as lever 23 again rises to normal position (Fig. Incident tothis rising, it will be recalled that one pin is rictionally connected 'with the lever 23 and moves to the projecting position of Fig. l0. Incident to this pin movement, the pin would be severely angled and,

therefore, not readily -accessible for use, were it not for the guiding influence of' the stop arm 39. This arm may well be pivotedto the base l5 to swing into overlying relation with the latter when the arms I8 and Il and the parts extending between them, are to be downwardly folded into compact relation with said base.

' From the foregoing, taken in -connection with the accompanying drawings, it will be seen that novel and advantageous provision has been made for attaining the desi-'red end, and while prefer- -ences have been illustrated, attention is again invited to the possibility of makingvariations within the scope of the invention as claimed.

We claim:

l. A hair pin dispenser comprising a horizontal base, a manually-actuated pin-suspending lever downwardly inclined with respect to said base for loose reception in the bight ends of a row -of pins', means carried by said base for ymeuntingthe upper end of said lever, means carried by said base for vertically` guiding the free handle end of said lever, said lever being yieldably biased to a normal raised but inclined posiltion, said lever having between its ends an upstanding shoulder to prevent accidental sliding Aof suspended pins from its upper toits lower portion, and means responsive to one depression and return of said lever` for lifting the endmost pin of the row off of said shoulder and permitting it to slide downwardly by gravity to a lower portion of said lever and also responsive to the next depression and return of the lever for lifting the bight end of said one pin above the top of said lever for easy removal by hand.

2. A structure as specified in claim l, in which said pin-suspending lever has a portion of suil'- cient vertical width to spread the legs of the pin upon manual canting of the latter when removing it.

3. A hair pin dispenser comprising a main inclined hair pin-suspending lever mounted at its upper end and having an upstanding shoulder between its ends to prevent accidental sliding of suspended hair pins from its upper to its lower portion, said main lever being yieldably biased to a normal raised position and being manually depressible therefrom; a vertically swingable hair pin-feeding lever inclined in the same direction as said main lever and disposed at one vertical side of the latter, said hair pin-feeding lever being `pivoted near its upper end to said main lever at a point near said shoulder but spa-eed from the latter toward the lower end of said main lever, means for pivotaily and slidably holding the other end of said hair pin-feeding lever against descent when said main lever is depressed, said upper end of said hair pin-feeding lever having a nosead'- jacent said shoulder of said main lever to enter a hair pin abutting said shoulder each time said main lever is depressed and to lift this hair pin free of said shoulder as said main lever returns to said normal raised position, whereby the lifted hair pin may slide downwardly along said hair pin-feeding lever for removal.

4. A structure as speeied in claim 3; at least one of said levers beingof suicient vertical width to spread the legs of the hair pin upon manual canting of the latter when removing it.

5. A hair pin dispenser comprising a main inclined hair pin-suspending lever mounted at its upper end and having an upstanding shoulder between its ends to prevent accidental sliding of suspended hair pins from its upper to its lower portion, said main lever being yieldably biased to a normal raised position and being manually depressible therefrom; a vertically swingable hair pin-feeding lever inclined in the same direction as said main lever and disposed at one vertical side of the latter, said hair pin-feeding lever being pivoted near its upper end to said mainlever at a point near said shoulder but spaced from the latte1` toward the lower end of said main lever, means for pivotal-lyl and slidably holding the other end of said hairpin-feeding lever against descent when said main lever is depressed; said upper end of said hair pin-feeding lever having a nose adjacent said shoulder of said main lever to enter a hair pin abutting said shoulder each time said main lever is depressed and to lift. thisv hair pin vfree ofV said shoulder as said main lever returns vhair pin-feeding lever and1 thus held against de- -scent with said main lever, and detent means on -said main lever tol engage the hair pin and cause it to rise bodily with said main lever asv the latter Vagain returns to normal raised position, thereby 5 placing the hairn pin` in an upwardly projecting REFERENCES CITED posmon for easy removalj The following references are of record in the 6. A structure as speclrved 1n clalm 5; at least me of this patent.

one of said levers being of sufficient vertical Width to spread the legs of the hair pin upon manul 5 UNITED STATES PATENTS canting of the latter when removing it; y v Number Name Date i ANSEL MCKINNEY, SR. 2,250,303 Katz July 22, 1941 ANSEL MCKINNEY, J R. 2,277,996 Sharp, Sr Mar. 31, 1942 2,311,749 Hanf Feb.. 23, 1943 

